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Last updated on 2021-12-06

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Joshua Soboil

Health Economist

Seeking to further develop career in the HEOR field. Particularly interested in developing comprehensive cost-effectiveness models and other HTA roles.

Undergraduate degree provided a mature and holistic understanding of complex socio-economic systems. An eye for detail coupled with deep intrigue for statistics and economics spurred on the development of skills over and above required for Master’s.

Thus, has deep decision modelling skills with high statistical programming proficiency. Experience in varied backgrounds, with a passion for continuous learning, provides a uniquely diverse skill set.

Education

University of Cape Town

MPH, Health Economics

Cape Town, ZAR

2019 - 2020

Thesis title: A Framework for Incorporating a Fully Integrated Bayesian Approach to Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation in Middle Income Country Contexts

  • Research centred on the exploration of a fully-Bayesian decision theoretic approach to Health Economic Decision-Modelling as well as the development of a selection framework for choosing appropriate sensitivity analysis methods in Middle-Income Country contexts. See code repo here

Stellenbosch University

BA(Hons), Sociology

Stellenbosch, ZAR

2018

Thesis title: Astronomy in the Age of Big Data. Read here

  • Research conducted under the guidance of the South African Research Chair in the Sociology of Land, Environment and Sustainable Development

Stellenbosch University

BA, Social Dynamics

Stellenbosch, ZAR

2014 - 2017

  • Majors in Sociology and Psychology, with a minor in Philosophy and exposure to undergraduate economics

Selected Experience

Co-Chair: R-HTA in LMICs

R-HTA

r-hta.org, Online

July 2021 - present

  • Founding member of R-HTA in LMICs, an LMIC-focused chapter of R-HTA
  • R-HTA is a consortium aimed at popularising R for health economics and health technology assessment (HTA)
  • Personally developed quarterly workshops, teaching basic to advanced health economic decision modelling topics

Associate Consultant

IQVIA

Cape Town, ZAR

Jan 2021 - present

  • Reported on HTA outcomes and market access insights
  • Developed broad knowledge of HTA review process across several jurisdictions, including the UK and EU
  • Supported design and development of new technology solutions for HTA stakeholders

Consultant

Cipla Foundation

Cape Town, ZAR

Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Reported on seasonal health care trends and other data analytic insights associated with Cipla Foundation’s Shapleft clinics
  • Provided recommendations on improving database management as well the data compliance of the Shapleft clinic programme

Development Director

Periods For Hope

Cape Town, ZAR

Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  • A registered NPO (226-728) focused on the reduction of period poverty and stigma
  • Focused on capacity development and establishment of sustainable funding networks

Associate Consultant

Freedom House

Cape Town, ZAR

Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Reviewed South African Community Based Monitoring (CBM) tools; both local and national levels
  • Qualitative research role

Selected Certificates

Essentials of Global Health

Short course

coursera.com, Online

2020

A course focused on the topics of health systems issues, the linkages between health and development, and health matters related to global interdependence

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Health Systems Strengthening

Short course

futurelearn.com, Online

2020

In partnership with the Nossal Institute for Global Health and UNICEF. The course explored health systems concepts, structure, function and approaches to strengthening health systems

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Human Research

Short course

citiprogram.org, Online

2019

A research ethics certificate course provided by the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), under the requirements set by the Comprehensive International Program of Research on AIDS (CIPRA)

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Selected Awards

NRF Health Economics Bursary

HEU

Cape Town, ZAR

2019

Awarded by the National Research Chair of Health Economics

DST/NRF Sociology Research Bursary

Cosmopolitan Karoo

Stellenbosch, ZAR

2018

Awarded by the National Research Chair of Sociology of Land, Environment and Sustainable Development

Selected Volunteering

Peer Mentor

MPH Mentor Programme

Cape Town, ZAR

2020

Received mentor training to help orientate first year UCT MPH students

Mentor

Inkhamva Youth

Cape Town, ZAR

2019

Provided career mentorship to underprivileged grade 12 learners enrolled in the Inkhamva Youth programme

Volunteer

International AIDS Conference

Amsterdam, NL

2018

Assisted delegates during the International Aids Conference